Evans, a former Great Bridge High and Cape Henry star, transferred from Rice to VCU and sat out last season. He tore his Achilles last July and has done so again, vcuramnation.com reported on Friday night – citing multiple unnamed sources.

The arena is little more than a construction area for the Virginia Opera these days. But as columnist Harry Minium writes, the 75-year-old arena once was the place to be, hosting kings (Elvis and Dr. Martin Luther), basketball and too many other stars to count.

The boys and girls basketball all-star games are Saturday at Virginia Wesleyan. Tickets are $5, and all proceeds benefit The Virginian-Pilot Joy Fund Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides toys to underprivileged children in Hampton Roads.

Invitees include five players who recently won state championships: Lake Taylor's Dereon Seabron and Joe Bryant Jr. in boys and Princess Anne's Xaria Wiggins, Bryonna Ferebee and Makayla Dickens in girls. The charity basketball games are March 24.